Due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, the Week 8 football slate is taking a little longer to complete with still a few statewide games left on tap Monday, including Derby and Seymour.

Pomperaug and Oxford pushed back their respective games to the week before Thanksgiving eve. For the first time since the Oxford-Pomperaug game was established five years ago, the Wolverines (5-2) will likely be considered the favorite against the Panthers (2-5).

We were able to get two divisional winners in the Naugatuck Valley League with Ansonia first wrapping up the Brass Division Friday night and Woodland securing the Copper Division title Saturday night, setting up a rematch with Ansonia on Nov. 15.

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